Ok, sorry I didn't follow up until now - work, school and a plethora of other things going on. So I separately carved just the USN for the first photo as a repair to try and salvage the project. It seems I'm learning new things every day, I should've use a table saw, long story short that plaques done but where the wood is joined ain't all that pretty lol. I made a sled to carve that USN out of some repurposed particle board I had laying around, don't know if I did everything right though, I always get a reminder from the machine to check the tracking roller at least once on every project which is strange. Also, at the end of the USN carve I noticed the cutting bit did cut through the sleds surface a bit. On the following project I used a piece of poplar I had laying around, I admittedly should have planed first with the board being a little rough(hind sights 20/20). The carve was two sided, first side went fine, on the second side it reminded me to check the tracking roller again, I did and hit continue, it then said possible board problem, I tried and tried reloading the piece- was never able to finish that carve. I tried loading another simple project and noticed the board measurement was off, went through the measurement settings and it seemed relatively close, not spot on though 35.9" on a 36" board. I then loaded a 48" board and found that measurement to be too short in comparison as well. I got really frustrated and called it a day. Am I the only one who can't seem to get through a full project without some sort of issues? I understand I'm a novice at this but man does it get frustrating when things don't go right. I need to carve myself a "MURPHY STAY AWAY" plaque, lol. Thanks for all the support guys, I'm going to go check the O-rings. and the brass rollers contact with the rubber belt. Al, you da man! I'll eventually completely understand what you're talking about, trying! Barney style is always a plus, when you think you've got it as layman's as possible, break it down a few more steps - then I'll get it, lol. I'm not a rock, just very hands on in terms of learning.
-Paul
-Paul
"The secret to getting ahead is getting started." -Mark Twain